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West Virginia - Need help - Guest - 10-01-2009
Wheeling, WV Eng. 3 (Reserve)
-Evan Smith Photo
West Virginia - Need help - Guest - 10-01-2009
Wheeling, WV Eng. 10
-Evan Smith Photo
West Virginia - Need help - Guest - 10-01-2009
Wheeling, WV Ladder 10 (Reserve)
-Evan Smith Photo
West Virginia - Need help - Guest - 10-01-2009
Wheeling, WV Squad 2
-Evan Smith Photo
West Virginia - Need help - Engine2524 - 10-01-2009
Great shots of Wheeling's apparatus. Their paint scheme has been a favorite of mine for a long time.
West Virginia - Need help - wvguy38 - 10-01-2009
[quote name='firepicsMW' date='27 September 2009 - 05:22 PM' timestamp='1254085376' post='339317']
Wheeling, WV Eng.5
-Evan Smith Photo
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Can anyone explain the lower level lightbar on the cab of this rig? I understand the concept for lower heights, but the deck gun on top sticks way up there. Just curious?
West Virginia - Need help - Guest - 10-01-2009
[quote name='wvguy38' date='01 October 2009 - 08:59 AM' timestamp='1254400766' post='340095']
Can anyone explain the lower level lightbar on the cab of this rig? I understand the concept for lower heights, but the deck gun on top sticks way up there. Just curious?
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The lightbar was mouted like that to accomodate the height of the bay door at their old fire station, which was recently replaced. Engine 4, which was former Engine 5 (to the best of my understanding), has its lightbar mounted in the same way and was for the same reason.
Evan
West Virginia - Need help - Guest - 10-01-2009
Wheeling, WV Engine 11
-Evan Smith Photo
West Virginia - Need help - Guest - 10-01-2009
And this finishes up the fleet of fire apparatus in Wheeling.
Wheeling, WV Engine 8 (Reserve)
-Evan Smith Photo
West Virginia - Need help - Guest - 10-04-2009
[quote name='firepicsMW' date='01 October 2009 - 09:15 AM' timestamp='1254401722' post='340098']
The lightbar was mouted like that to accomodate the height of the bay door at their old fire station, which was recently replaced. Engine 4, which was former Engine 5 (to the best of my understanding), has its lightbar mounted in the same way and was for the same reason.
Evan
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Evan, Engine 4 has always been assigned to Station 4. Engine 9's Sutphen was former Engine 5, it did go thru a rehab which included new lights, striping and other mechanical upgrades.
Ladder 6 (1973 ALF 100'/1990's Spartan Glider) to the best of my knowledge was put out of service, and the 1982 Sutphen 90' Tower is assigned as Ladder 6 out of Station 10.
Do you happen to know when they started staffing more EMS Squads? I only remember Squads 1 and 2 (S1 being out of Station 2, S2 being out of Station 10)
The photos are excellent, glad someone got to shoot the whole fleet!
West Virginia - Need help - Guest - 10-04-2009
63Engine1,
Thanks for clarifying that on former Engine 5. In regards to the Spartan/ALF, they said they could still use it if absolutely necessary, but it was being stored in the city garage behind a bus and boat trailer. The third med unit went into service early this year at Station 10. Squad 1, which is lettered as Squad 3, runs from Station 2 and Squad 4 runs from Station 4.
West Virginia - Need help - Guest - 10-04-2009
Charleston, WV Eng. 2
1998 HME/Smeal
2000/500
-Evan Smith Photo
West Virginia - Need help - Guest - 10-04-2009
Charleston, WV Ladder 2
1990 Simon/LTI Olympian
2000/200
100' TL
-Evan Smith Photo
*They had a new ladder truck on order to replace this
West Virginia - Need help - Guest - 10-04-2009
Charleston, WV Squad 2
2000 Ford F550/?
-Evan Smith Photo
West Virginia - Need help - Guest - 10-04-2009
Charleston, WV Reserve Engine 4
1982 ALF
1000/500
-Evan Smith Photo
West Virginia - Need help - Guest - 10-04-2009
Beckley, WV Ladder 2 (still in front-line service)
1963 International/Seagrave
75' MM
-Evan Smith Photo